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The Birth of Satoshi Kon
Satoshi was born in Kushiro, a city in Hokkaido Japan. -
Satoshi's Education
He spent his childhood in Sapporo Hokkaido and has always had a passion for being an animator since middle school. He then grew up to study graphic design at Musashino Art University which led to him getting more into the animator field. -
Family Tree
Satoshi had a spouse named Kyoko Kon in 1995. He also had an older brother named Tsuyoshi Kon. His brother was a famous guitarist. He and his wife had no children. -
Kons First Film
In 1997, Satoshi had directed his first feature film which was "Perfect Blue (1997)" which was an amazing hit. His second feature film was "Millennium Actress (2001)". -
Satoshi's work
His work was explained as a theme of "mixture of fiction and reality" and constantly depicting between "fiction and reality" with many approaches. In his films Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Paranoia Agent, and Paprika, they set boundary between fiction and reality gradually becoming blurred, and having the characters portrayed as going back and forth between them. -
Influencial work by others
American director Darren Aronofsky has openly expressed how much Satoshi Kon influenced him, especially through Perfect Blue. In a 2001 interview with Kon, Aronofsky admitted that any scenes in Requiem for a Dream resembling Perfect Blue were intentional homages, and he even discussed his desire to adapt Perfect Blue into a live action film. -
Directing
Kon had participated in the TV program Ani*Kuri15 broadcast by NHK in 2007. His one-minute short film Ohayō had been released and also with works by Mamoru Oshii, Makoto Shinkai and others. That same year, Kon helped produce and served as a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association. -
Influences on Satoshi
In 2007, Satoshi had mentioned Susumu Hirasawa's music had made a huge impact on his unique style. Hirasawas lyrics also made Kon have an interest in involving Jungian psychology which played in his storytelling parts. -
Satoshi Kon's death
Kon had sadly passed away on August 24, 2010 due to pancreatic cancer, and was only 46 years old. He was only given half a year to live, and chose to spend his life at home. When he had passed, Fond Farewells in Times people of the year mentioned Kon in a eulogy which was printed in "Satoshi Kon's Animation Works", a Japanese book of his career in animation. -
Kons Legacy Lives on
After his death, a book had been published titled Satoshi Anime Zen-Shigoto (Satoshi Kon's Animation Works). This book had mentioned all of Satoshi's work from the very first film Perfect Blue (1997), to Yumemiru kikai (2011). His realistic visual style and dynamic editing have inspired many artists and creatives. Internationally, Kon’s impact has been felt even more strongly than in Japan, like directors like Darren Aronofsky and Guillermo del Toro have openly praised and supported his work -
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